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Lewis Foreman Day, E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London, and others

Mantel Clock

1872-1882

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Mantel Clock

Lewis Foreman Day, E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London, and others

Mantel Clock

Mantel Clock

1872-1882

Physical Qualities Ebonised wood, porcelain, paint, metal, glass, 22 1/2 x 17 x 10 1/4 in. (57.2 x 43.2 x 26 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ballentine; Gift of Beatrice Abbott Chambliss; Gift of Mrs. Alfred R. L. Dohme; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dixon Gibbs; Gift of Pamela and Arnold Lehman; Bequest of Catherine Iola R. "Pat" Michael; Bequest of Mark Alan Schader; Bequest of C. Edward Snyder; and Given in Memory of Helen K. Starkweather
Object Number 2009.134
A talented graphic artist working in London, Lewis Day designed not only fabrics but also magnificent clocks with richly carved architectural cases and beautifully painted ceramic dials and panels. Here, the case is English but the works are French, an indication of cross-Channel commerce. Day’s richly patterned instrument for measuring time invites poetic exploration of the West’s love affair with blue and white ceramics from Asia that began hundreds of years earlier.
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Joan Maria Hansen, "Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910), Unity in Design and Industry," Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: The Antique Collectors' Club, 2007.

Designer

Lewis Foreman Day

1844–1909

English, 1845-1910
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Manufacturer

E. Gay Lamaille & Co., Paris & London

2000–2000

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Retailer

Howell & James, Regent Street, London

2000–2000

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